GULSHAN CLUB LIMITED

Social Community Club and 5-star Standard Guest Accomodation Facilities

Location : Kamal Ataturk Avenue, Gulshan Dhaka

Client : Gulshan Club Limited

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Year of Completion : On Going

Structure : SB Consultants

MEP : Shams Engineering

Photography: City Syntex

This is an urban project which is HIGHLY TUNED TO IT'S CONTEXT AS WELL AS CONTRASTING WITH THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS, which responses to the challenges of urban infill with skill and the real understanding of how urban spaces work. It was incredibly important to us to induce a sense of FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT and that could only be achieved by the orchestration of light which gives life even to the mute and immobile.

Gulshan Club Limited shows lightness and fragility in structure while revealing its complexity to both the passing spectators and distant viewers. GCL would become A NEW SYMBOL OF CULTURAL ENERGY for the members and the city as well forming A VECTOR TO THE FUTURE BY ITS EMBLEMATIC APPEARANCE. The building not only holds the iconic image for Gulshan but also offers SENSITIVITY TOWARDS ADVERSE MICROCLIMATIC CONSEQUENCES ON RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND.

In the shortest southern façade facing Kemal Ataturk Avenue, the east screen is slightly tilted to UNFOLD THE MYSTERY OF THE GLASS BOX. This adds to visual aperture for the promenades as well as enhances the performance of the in between airspace. at south façade were AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A GROUND IN THE SKY. A GARDENLIKE ENVIRONMENT has been pressed on here for the guests of the club. These triple height terraces are connecting spaces which links the guest house function and at the same time with the city. Thus a VERY STRONG AND LEGIBLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE URBAN SURROUNDINGS AND THE NATURE RESPONSIVE CLUB COMPLEX is created deliberately. The formal expression of the massing is a contribution for the city to create AN URBAN IMPACT ON THE CITYSCAPE. That is why THE SOLIDITY HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN to reduce the scale for the viewers . This formal expression creates deep shadows on the terraces spaces. Not only for near by passers but also for the distant viewers, THE RHYTHMIC WHITE LINES AND DEEP BLACK SHADOWS will be a fresh sensation to feel. THE ALTERNATE DIAGONAL SUBTRACTIONS create frontal reception to both east and west side of Kemal Ataturk Avenue. The justification of the approach lies not only in environmental issues of cutting south sun but also creating DIALOGUE WITH THE MAJOR STREET KEMAL ATATURK AVENUE AND THE URBANITY AS WELL.

The road 50 on the west inscribes the entrance to the building, FOUR CONCRETE PLANES CONVERGE TO CREATE THE VERY FOCUSED 100 FEET HIGH ENTRANCE VOLUME WHICH CUTS THROUGH THE FRONT FAÇADE impresses the viewer with its gigantic size, but at the same time evokes in him sensations of momentary shelter as he passes through it. It leads one towards an EXPERIENTIAL ENTRANCE HALL. The front façade inevitably faces the west sun, for this a DOUBLE LAYERED LAMINATED (LOW EMISSIVE) TEMPERED GLASS SCREEN is installed to avoid the heat transmittance

THE LOTUS COURT (WATER GARDEN) is designed not only to respond to nature, but also to add value to the environment to respect the traditional belief, and to create A CALM AND SCENIC ATMOSPHERE. The enigmatic sheathering at the glass screen on the edge of the water garden adds seduction to it. The water garden not only helps to reduce the cooling load, but also calms and relaxes you when you sit beside the water and enjoy your leisure. Even the present club members dine and enjoy leisure by garden side and this fact is addressed in the new design, too.